Penalties in the new draft law for abusing disability vehicle exemptions

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Forging the card: up to 10 years · Unlawful exemption: 6 months + up to 200,000 EGP

“The draft raises the penalty for forging a disability card to imprisonment not exceeding ten years and a fine of 10,000 to 100,000 pounds, and punishes unlawful exemptions with no less than six months imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 to 200,000 pounds.”

Forging a disability identity card

Imprisonment

Up to 10 years

Fine

10,000 – 100,000 EGP

Unlawfully obtaining the exemption

Imprisonment

At least 6 months

Fine

50,000 – 200,000 EGP

Penalties fall hard on fraudsters — up to ten years in prison. Yet the cars still held are those of people who committed no fraud.

Source: Draft amendment to Articles 49 and 51 of Law No. 10 of 2018 — August 2025